| Bob,
This is exactly what is happening here. Having the bones behind us is very difficult. We fought it pretty hard and got out from in front of them. We had a hard time with the MD at the moment. The type that wishes to assert his authority instead of working WITH us to get the best result. Wilmer brought up a very good point indirectly. Music directors now don´t have as much consolidated "power" as they used to in the days of Stokowski, Toscanini, etc. I am just interested to know if it is written down in orchestra´s by-laws in the States that give a certain percentage of the decision to the MD and the section being implicated. Here we have nothing written down and each side gets to use that in their favor saying that since there isn´t anything, they should be the ones to decide. I guess I am looking for some legal precedent to help my case here.
Ben
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Benjamin E. Browne
National Radio Symphony (SODRE) - Uruguay
Filarmonica de Montevideo
Escuela Universitaria de Música-Universidad de la Republica - Uruguay |